Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-08

f1l must be simple and progressive. Let the acsent to the summit of musical knowledge be made easy and gradual. The child enter ing the public school has six or eight years of school life before him. What folly, then, to force him to do in two or three years what can be more properly spread over his whole school life. The study of music must be placed as nearly as possible on the same basis with other studies, and here we encounter the prejudice of superintendents, school princi- pals and teachers, many of whom regard the study of music in the schools as an innova- tion and are only willing to tolerate it as a recreation or relief from other studies. Eel Iow-teachers, this is 8 sentiment which must
 be overcome before music can be made 8 suc
 cess, To use hackneyed phrase, Emusic
 has come to stay" and it devolves on the pro- fession to see that as @ study it receives fair treatment. And finally, let it go forth as the sense of the National Association of Music Teachers that we seek to discourage and ut terly wipe out that species of superhc1ality which would substitute rote practice for sci entifc instruction in music.
 ON HIS sEVENTIRTH BIRTHDAY. A Pleasing and Refreshing Instance of Mutual Regard Between Employer And Employed.
 Below is chronicled an event Of very pleasant nature and all the more noticeable as an illustration of the good feeling prevail | ing between employer and employed at the l large and famous carriage manufactory men, tioned; state of feeling which has been of years growth and cemented strongly, owing to the hearty and genuine regard entertained l by the concern for it's employees and their I welfare, and the constant and spontaneous recognition, both by the concern and its men, of the fact that there should be between employers and employed mutual obligation | to study each others interests. Moreover ! mid all the storm in the labor world in New l York in the last year or two the state ot good feeling at this manufactory has moi | been altered in the least. The article we print is from recent issue of the New York | Times, will have still further interest here t where MT. Brewster's father was for so many years so we'll known and prominent, the present MT. Brewster being also we'll remem ! bered by many friends here.
 f'James B. Brewster, of the Brewster Car riage Manufacturing company, was seventy years of age yesterday, and the employees od ' the establishment celebrated the event by | presenting him with gold headed cane and | umbrella as testimonial of their regard and ! esteem. MT. Brewster was kept in entire ig. \ norance of the intention of his men until the \ labors of the day were ended, when he was | informed that his wife and family were il ! the front room on the second floor and wished to see him. Without waiting to dor coat or hat MT. Brewster hastened upstairs to zee what was wanted, and there he found his entire force of employees numbering two hundred awaiting his arrival. Before ht | could recover from his astonishment to in' quire the reason of the assemblage DaviG l Smith, white-haired veteran who has beer | in the employ of the firm for thirty years I stepped forward and said:
 | sI have been delegated by the gentlemen presen to present to you. in recognition of your kindness l and generosity this umbrella to protect you iron the storms which gather in ife's declining years ! and this cane to support you through their trials find it impossible at this moment to express Wha
 we feel in our hearts, please accept the gifts lieu of the words.'
 MT. Brewster was greatly overcome by thi
 evidence of kindly feeling on the part of hi | employees, and responded that he had bu followed the course and instructions of hi
 father before him. He had endeavored t
 do his duty toward all, and if he had sue
 ceeded that consciousness was all the re
 ward he asked. Nevertheless h I was unspeakably grateful to his men for thi ! token of their affection, and he should eve
 cherish the occasion as one of the brightes | pages in his book of life. At the conclusio
 of his remarks all present joined in singin
 "Auld Lang Syne," an appropriate ending | an event which so seldom occurs in the live | of men.
 The two gifts were beautiful pieces (
 workmanship and cost $50 apiece. Tn ! cane was of ebony, and the handle of th
 umbrella was of snake wood, the coverin
 being of the finest silk. The massive gol
 heads on each were elaborately carved, an
 bore the inscription:
 $ Presented to James B: Brewster, on his seve | tiofI, irfhd 11xrh hiS